Hello Angelia here, writing about art, fabric and clothing design, DIY home decor and style. I am a working artist/designer and teacher.

I grew up in rural Kentucky (Appalachia). I was infected with polio when I was very young. So I have had to deal with the physical problems associated with that all my life. My family never treated me any different and didn’t just pushed me and let me do the same things as my siblings.

My first career was industrial engineering, I traveled the country working with various utility companies updating environmental controls and permitting of power facilities and coal mines.

After marrying and having my sons, instead of returning to the stress of corporate work, I followed my creative dream into fabric and clothing design.  Traveling with my family and doing art shows and showing at galleries and boutiques for several years.  

In 2005 we opened our shop The Red Thread Studio in Suffolk, VA. It was a great place and we met and worked with so many wonderful people for 5 years.  Our beautiful studio and shop was destroyed due to a fire in 2009. 

After the loss of the shop, I became a contract teacher for public and private schools as well as doing shows again to sell my work. 

Now we have Covid 19 in 2020 and I need to reinvent myself and business, again. Since the school system is just trying to get a sense of how they are going to work. I have decided to not continue teaching in the same way.  I hope to use the online world to share my skills and experiences to connect with many people around the world.

Thanks for visiting my site, as we all make a new and better life through and after this challenging time in the world. Please send me a message with any questions or collaboration ideas, always excited for new challenges.

Angelia Armstrong Design
armstrongdesign77@gmail.com
www.angeliaarmstrong.com